The United States has been making monumental legislative decisions about the human rights of LGBT citizens recently. Hearing the news and debates surrounding this topic, I think about how reminiscent this is of the Civil Rights Movement from the 60s. Then my mind inevitably drifts to the future where I wonder what human rights I may fight for as a sensitive citizen. Indigo Child Hailey Carr is fighting for her rights as both a sensitive and LGBT person- “World War III” she calls it. Indigo Children worldwide are joining Hailey in the fight to be themselves and live consciously. Every time I see Hailey ecstatically dancing, I know we are winning.

Why do you think Indigo Children are here?hc: Indigo children are here for many different reasons. We serve in life where we are needed. We are warriors of the present and many previous lives before this one. We are the fat bouncers at the front door of Club World War III.

How did you discover you are an Indigo Child?hc: As a child my mother always told me that she believed I was a “Star Child” or “Indigo Child” but I never quite understood what that meant. I knew it meant I was special but, as a very skeptical child, I figured she was telling me this because I am her daughter and those are the types of things you say to kids. I never gave it much consideration. Farther down the line growing up, I started having an abnormal amount déjà vu, could feel others emotional energy the moment I stepped into a room, and sometimes I was able to see their auras. It would always slightly nauseate me. And then, around the age of twelve, I really started to have an inner connection with the moon, the sun and the stars, the air surrounding me, the earth I walk on and the water I heal in. I truly felt like I could embrace and understand the universe and Mother Nature’s gifts better than others. After losing touch spiritually for a short while, I realized that my life is so empty that way, so I began to practice my spirituality again. My older sister gave me the Indigo Children book my senior year in high school while I was dealing with an inner-struggle. I already knew before reading too much of the book that this was who I am. It was such a warm sensation to know that there are others out there like myself and that I truly do have a purpose beyond that of what many others are willing to accept within themselves.

Do you know other Indigo Children?hc: I do know many other Indigo Children and can usually tell when I am introduced to an Indigo Child right off the bat. Thanks to my sister, Taylor Carr, and friend, Abby Oliver, I now have friends like me!

What is your favorite part about being an Indigo Child?hc: Connection. But sometimes the connections can become overwhelming.

What is the hardest part?hc: The hardest part is when it consumes you and nobody seems to understand a thought in your mind. It can drive you to a nomadic state of mind.

What Indigo gifts do you practice?hc: I practice tarot, energy, aura and heart readings. I also am a beginning learner of Chi. I try to practice discipline within myself. I dance to feel connected to the universe. And I am a multi-dimensional amateur philosopher.

Do you know what your purpose is yet?hc: Maybe not the answer anyone’s looking for, but right now my purpose is to live on life’s terms and enjoy the days that are presented to me every morning (of course topped off with a mindful vision of success to come shortly down the road).

What advice do you have for other Indigo Children?hc: Don’t lose yourself. Be exactly who you are. And never let anyone have too much influence on you. Also, remain casual and balanced. We can throw ourselves out of whack very quickly. But always, ALWAYS be spontaneous and outrageous.

What advice do you have for people who are not Indigo Children?hc: I think the most important thing for anyone, outside of the Indigo Children family is to always keep an open mind and remain level. It’s also important to not let life drag you in the dumps. Get out and do things that put you on a ledge, feel the thrills of life, and take everything in life for granted and nothing at all.

A common trait of Indigo Children is intelligence. But that can be difficult to recognize and understand. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Too smart for your own good.” That can easily be applied to most of the Indigo Children I know. Indigo Child Charles Crumb is so smart, people his whole life have been trying to drug him until he stopped thinking for himself. I’ve seen so many Indigo Children get older, gain independence and start redefining the world. Maybe it’s time we redefine intelligence and let the young Indigo Children define the world. I imagine it would be a very peaceful, happy place with plenty of fresh air and stargazing.

Why do you think Indigo Children are here?cc: This is a tough question for me. Intuitively I know why we are here but this is such a deep question that I am having trouble finding words to describe it. We are here to make a change in the collective consciousness of humanity. We are here to remind people of the power of love. As Jimi Hendrix so eloquently stated, “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” And Indigo Children have a phenomenal capacity for love. Many of us, including myself, feel like we came here to Earth from other places and/or other dimensions where the ideals of Peace, Love and Happiness are more important than they are here on present day Earth. We want to see Earth become more like Heaven and we know it is possible. We know it can be done.

How did you discover you are an Indigo Child?cc: Towards the end of 2012 I was surfing the internet and went to a website called in5d.com. When the page opened, the very first thing that caught my attention was a link that said, “Are You an Indigo Child?” For some reason I felt like I HAD to click it. I had no idea what an Indigo Child was and, as best as I can remember, I had never heard of or at least never paid any attention to the term Indigo Child. There was a long list of characteristics that Indigo Children have and it said that if you have many of these characteristics yourself then you might be an Indigo Child. As I read through the list it felt like I was reading a biography of my own life! Every single characteristic described ME! I was beyond amazed because up until this point I had felt like I was probably just crazy and that there was nobody else alive like me. Simply knowing that I was not alone and that there where many others like me was an extremely emotional event for me. I started crying tears of gratitude for finding this information because, up until that point in my life, I was convinced that I was alone in this world.

Do you know other Indigo Children?cc: Yes! After realizing that I am an Indigo Child, the first thing I wanted to do was find and connect with other Indigo Children. I did this mostly through the internet with social media sites such as Facebook. The majority of the Indigo Children I know are people that I have never met in person. But I talk to some of them on the phone and have had the pleasure of meeting a few of them in person. Meeting other Indigo Children, especially in person, is always an extremely fulfilling experience for me. I am truly grateful that I am not the only one around and was actually quite surprised to see how many other Indigo Children there are alive in the world today. We are living all across the globe in all parts of the world. I have connected with Indigo friends from many different countries and from every continent (except Antarctica) on Earth. But I wish there were more of us… I live in a city of nearly three million people and have met less than 10 Indigo Children in person.

What is your favorite part of being an Indigo Child?cc: My intuition. I know things before people even tell me. And my spiritual vision. I can see things in the spirit world that are truly too beautiful to describe with words.

What is the hardest part?cc: School was the hardest part for me. My IQ is extremely high (at 152 it is in the 99.95 percentile range) but I had great difficulty in school. The US school system that I was put through is not set up to handle the needs of gifted children. The US school system is more about compliance and indoctrination than it is about learning and giving children an environment to truly flourish in. I had “discipline problems” throughout school starting as early as 2nd grade and graduated from high school at the bottom of my class. I actually should have not graduated because during my senior year I failed sophomore English for the third time, I failed junior English for the second time, and I failed senior level English class as well. To this day I have only read two books from cover to cover even though I have tried countless times to read a book. My mind wanders when I read and it is difficult for me for this reason. Reading and writing are definitely not my strongest skills. The principal of my school changed my grades on the condition that I would join the military shortly after high school. I kept my word and joined the U.S. Coast Guard. I excelled in the Coast Guard advancing very quickly until I saw some grotesque corruption and violence first hand. This sent me into a deep depression and I told my chain of command that I was done. I told them that I would rather die than continue to take part in what we were doing. I truly believed that I would be killed or incarcerated for my actions and I was okay with that. Thankfully, I was given an honorable discharge after serving less than two years. But before they let me out, I was put on antidepressants and for the next 11 years I was on a mental and emotional roller coaster trying to find “the right meds.” This was an extremely dark time in my life but I managed to wean myself off of all prescription medication and haven’t taken antidepressants since 12/21/2012.

What Indigo gifts do you practice?cc: I have many spiritual gifts but I am still learning to use them at will in a controlled and beneficial manner. I learned very early in childhood that these gifts can really freak people out, so for a long time I kept them all hidden. Thankfully in this day and age people are opening their minds to metaphysical reality and I am now able to be open about my gifts for the most part. When I am around someone that is easily freaked out by psychic phenomenon, I already know this and, out of respect for that person, I will keep them hidden. But when I am in the right company I can do some truly amazing things. I am an empath. I am clairvoyant. I am a psychic medium. I am telepathic. As an empath, I know how people feel before they tell me and I often know what they are thinking before they tell me. As a clairvoyant, I have the capacity to see outside of the realm of physical vision. I can see the colors of peoples auras when I have my eyes closed. It doesn’t matter if the person who’s aura I am reading is sitting right next to me or they are on the other side of the world, I will be able to see it if I want to. I can see things happen in distant places even on the other side of the world. I have practiced remote viewing and can usually do it at will but, out of respect for people’s privacy, I try not to do it very often and only when I truly believe it to be necessary. As a psychic medium, I have connected people still alive in the physical world with their loved ones that have passed on to the spirit world. This is one of my most fulfilling gifts to practice and it is a wonderful feeling when both the person still alive and the person that has passed both realize that they can communicate to each other through me. I have helped people find closure and have helped people from both sides pass on messages to their loved ones in ways that they did not believe to be possible. This blows my mind every time it happens!! Also, I have helped many people cross over to the spirit world that have died physically and gotten stuck or lost in the transition between the two worlds. The spirit world feels VERY different from the physical world and it is common for people in the process of crossing over to have difficulty navigating the spirit world and making sense of it. I love to help spirits cross over. It is a beautiful experience every time. Telepathy is the gift I would really like to develop. At the moment my telepathic skills come and go and they are unpredictable. Sometimes it’s like I have a direct link and other times it’s just not there. I would like to develop this gift further.

Do you know what your purpose is yet?cc: No I don’t think I really know yet. As of right now I believe my purpose is simply living in the moment more fully. My purpose at this time is to remember my true self and develop and utilize my gifts. I feel like my life purpose changes through different phases of my life.

What advice do you have for other Indigo Children?cc: Practice YOGA!!!! Stop watching TV. Spend more time outdoors. Know that you are not alone. Remember who you are. If at all possible, do not take drugs and do not get drunk. I know Indigo Children can have trouble with substance abuse. I most definitely have had my own struggles in this area. But we are most powerful when we are clear minded and fully present. I will not give medical advice but I will say here that personally I am absolutely against the use of any form of psychiatric prescription medication. I took them for 11 years but, in hindsight, I never really needed them and would have been MUCH better off without them.

What advice do you have for people that are not Indigo Children?cc: Practice YOGA!!!! Stop watching TV. Spend more time outdoors. Open your heart. Feel more and LOVE more. Open your third eye and see more. Open your mind. Open your mind. OPEN YOUR MIND.

As Indigo Children, we are extremely aware of energy. Our life force energy works by animating the matter that makes up our bodies. It literally gives us life. There are hundreds of life energy beliefs around the world with names including Ether, Chi, Prana and Orgone. Indigo Child Brandon Ricks makes Orgone Generators which draw in negative energies and convert them into positive ones. The negative energies are harmful to your magnetic field, but can be harnessed, directed and utilized in many healing ways such as in cancer treatments or bringing rain to areas of drought. An Orgone Generator consists of layers of organic and inorganic materials. Brandon makes a variety of unique Orgone Generators as part of his purpose here as an Indigo Child. Finding the value in negative energy is usually a sign you’ve got an Indigo Child on your hands.

Why do you think Indigo Children are here?br: I try not to speak for all Indigo Children, as we are all different and unique. But we are here to aid in the awakening of the masses.

How did you discover you are an Indigo Child?br: A like-minded friend of mine used the term once, and said he was called an Indigo Child by an elderly woman. Intrigued, I did some research on Indigo Children and what I came to find changed my life in many ways.

Do you know other Indigo Children?br: Yes, I actually know quite a few! Each day it seems I meet a new Indigo Child. The love of my life, and soul mate, is also an Indigo Child like me on this journey. We recently had a home water birth of our first child and son, Beckham Connor Ricks, on the first of this New Year. I delivered him while in the water with Brittni, his mother. It was the most profound moment in my life. His eyes are beautiful; I’ve never seen eyes like his. I feel he is an even older soul than I am.

What is your favorite part about being an Indigo Child?br: This is a tough one! Ha! If I had to choose, I would say my favorite things about being an Indigo Child are my problem solving abilities and creative nature.

What is the hardest part?br: The hardest part about being an Indigo Child is being so sensitive to other people’s emotions. I find this effect varies in severity. I describe the effect as in being a “walking emotion magnet,” if that makes sense. I’m still struggling day to day with this part of myself. I’m hoping with some more self-dedication I can learn to better understand and control this part of my everyday life.

What Indigo gifts do you practice?br: I can channel my Chi and push it out of my fingertips. There are many times when I know what my partner is thinking and or feeling based off of her aura. Most of the time it’s uncanny 😛

Do you know what your purpose is yet?br: Yes, but there was a long period of time that I felt hopeless, in that I would never find my true path in life. I’m sure many Indigo Children can relate to that. I’ve found that one of my purposes is to create Orgone Energy Generators.

What advice do you have for other Indigo Children?br: Evaluate your lifestyle and determine if the way you currently live promotes a healthy environment for your inner Indigo Child. Stay true to yourself and your spirit.

What advice do you have for people who are not Indigo Children?br: To be patient with us, and to be good listeners. We often offer good conversation filled with meaning, passion and insight.

Over the past several years, I’ve been able to meet and get to know Indigo Children from all over the world. Our Facebook page represents folks from 45 countries and 35 languages. As Indigo Danni mentions below, feeling alone is common among Indigo Children. Social media is the main way I’ve been able to connect with all of you and build a community. There have definitely been days I’ve considered crowd sourcing the funds to buy an island where we can all go live in an Indigo Utopia together. But I know better.

Consciousness is contagious just like laughter or even yawning. So if you wanted to raise the consciousness of a planet, it’s logical you would strategically place conscious individuals to cover the whole area. When Danni says you are here to, “help others see the light,” she is talking about a conscious revolution led by Indigo Children, Crystal Children and Lightworkers. Don’t worry, there is no door knocking involved here. Just being yourself is enough to spark the conscious flame around you. Props to our girl Danni lighting fires out in Oz.

Why do you think Indigo Children are here?dg: I think we are here to prepare the earth for a new world. To help others see the light.

How did you discover you are an Indigo Child?dg: I have always been different. Always attracted to elementals and having dreams that would come true. One day a friend of mine who is a Crystal Child turned around to me and said, “You know, you’re an Indigo Child.” At the time I was confused until I did my research.

Do you know other Indigo Children?dg:I know a few, but mainly we connect through our group page on Facebook.

What is your favorite part about being an Indigo Child?dg: My favorite part is my passion for life. I know I am here on a mission to help so I’m gonna make the most of it!

What is the hardest part?dg: The hardest part is definitely my sensitivity. I am so easily affected by other people’s energy. Sometimes all the protection in the world from spirit doesn’t help. I guess a lot of us are Earth Angels. Finding a balance between being helpful without being used has been a struggle.

What Indigo gifts do you practice?dg: I use my psychic, medium and healing gifts to benefit others by doing card readings and healings. I am always reading a new book or doing a course to help me gain extra steps in these practices. Oh and I can’t forget my daily meditation 🙂

Do you know what your purpose is yet?dg: My purpose is to heal others, to guide them and council them.

What advice do you have for other Indigo Children?dg: My best advice would be to remember you are not alone. There are so many groups on Facebook where you can connect with other Indigo Children. Also, remember to protect yourself spiritually! Unfortunately there are people out there who don’t want us here. But as long as our light is shining we are all okay!

What advice do you have for people who are not Indigo Children?dg: My best advice for non-Indigo Children is please don’t judge us. And if you’re going to, then please don’t be so nasty about it. Yes we are different, but isn’t everyone? We live in a world where if you see things differently you are viewed as barbaric and I guess that’s why we are here.

There are a handful of ways to open your third eye. For many of us, like Indigo Child Brock Keadle, we may go through stages of awakening inspired by different variables. Meditation is the most commonly discussed way to open your third eye or begin using your intuition. However, personal tragedy is known to be correlated with new found gifts of intuition as well. Brock also discusses how his body reacted to emotional trauma. Many Indigo Children are empathic to the point of physical debilitation. We can be a medical mystery in the local doctor’s office, but among our Indigo peers it’s typical everyday stuff. I’ve been blessed to get to know Brock and I’m excited to watch him continue doing Brock stuff (as he often says). He’s a talented alchemist in his desert garden and a deeply caring soul. Take a look in his eyes and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Why do you think Indigo Children are here?bk: We are here to awaken the masses. We have a specific job, as do the rest of humanity, to change our old, toxic, disconnected ways and live a more free, economical, greener way of life. We as human are here to seek out the ultimate enlightenment – to learn the +positive+ and -negative- energies of emotion and action. To understand how to live connected as one among many and how to live in between those + // – energies. We, as Indigo Children, must remember these lessons of our past lives. The faster the Indigo Children realize who they are, the more that will follow from other descended light realms. But in order to do that we need to wake up the world on a mass scale because the power is in the people.

How did you discover you are an Indigo Child?bk: I had been ill for years since about freshmen year. I lost a very, very close Indigo to me. It destroyed me mentally so bad from her passing that my body slowly shut down on me. On top of that, I got into a lot of bad situations that ended painfully and not good. But ever since I was young, I knew I was kinda different. I saw and felt things “normal” people didn’t see or feel. I realized I had slight control over things with my mind in situations or with objects. It wasn’t until high school that I realized something wasn’t right. I was sitting in my math class junior year. It was dead quite in the room and everyone was focused on their class worksheet. I was very focused but felt odd that day. As the minutes went by i could hear people talking very low. It seemed that as more time went by more people were talking. I didn’t even check and was just about to have the words come out of my mouth when I realized absolutely no one was talking. Not a person looking around. Just everyone straight focused. Truly, a WTF moment. It happened more times throughout the day and I was getting freaked out. I eventually put two and two together and realized it came down to how much i was mentally focused and aware. But of what? So that eventually was a faded memory I would never fully forget. Fast forward a few years and I was living in Washington. I originally moved there to seek better health through natural medicines and nature. I was at this time slowly, slowly opening my eyes. I knew about all the evil the government does and the poison of the foods and such but I was still clueless why I was on this big rock hurtling through space around this massive star. I had a big falling out with my roommate at the time and up and moved to Olympia with my homie Dylan. I had a homegirl at the time that lived in Newport Beach, Calif. going to rehab. One thing she would always say is “my little Indigo.” But I never thought to ask what that was all about. So one day I called her complaining about how I couldn’t save the world and people aren’t listening to me about the system and blah blah blah. She was like, “You are such an Indigo it’s not even funny. Go look up Indigo Children and call me back.” So I did. I found a few sites that described Indigo Children and their purpose in life and on our planet today. Then I got to the list of Indigo traits. After I read that my jaw hit the floor. I felt my heart chakra vibrating hard and all the pressure in my head release. I didn’t know what that was about then, but I knew enough to know that was a good sign. I called my mom in a panic and told her to go on that same site and check it out. She called me like 10 minutes later and didn’t know how to speak. Now at the time I was complaining to my dad about how I was frustrated I couldn’t save the world and didn’t know what I was going to do in my life. I was so hurt over the negative energy I kept reading and surrounding myself with. That was the big one that stood out in the list. A large urge to save the world but don’t know how too. Putting others first. Indigo stuff like that. Once I got back to Las Vegas I ended up staying. My mom found a spiritual shop and wanted me to come down. I eventually made it in and Karen, the owner, knew exactly who I was. I didn’t even know who I was. One day she came over with some urgency to talk to me. We ended up meditating and she channeled what I like to call “the guardians” of our universe. Whoever it may be, I knew they were a very high knowledge energy and what they said was for real. I was basically given what felt like an ultimatum. Either continue my life here as human and disconnected (“normal”), or wake up and start my true journey. I didn’t really know what was good at the time but I wanted to change so I did. And it’s been a roller-coaster of a ride since that I don’t regret.

Do you know other Indigo Children?bk: I know many. But only a few know who they truly are.

What is your favorite part about being an Indigo Child?bk: Knowing and feelings. I’m empathic whether I like it or not, so I’ve learned to use that to an advantage when dealing with people and their emotions. I like knowing and being in tune with the planet. It keeps me out of trouble when I listen.

What is the hardest part?bk: Waiting for the world to wake up and understand as we do.

What Indigo gifts do you practice?bk: Telepathy. Sometimes I don’t like talking.

Do you know what your purpose is yet?bk: To lead by example. To accept and love all. To wake up the planet.

What advice do you have for other Indigo Children?bk: Maybe it’s not the intensity of your love, but the quality of people you are loving. When you find someone, do not lose yourself. You cannot change everyone, so seek out those who look for what you offer.

What advice do you have for people who are not Indigo Children?bk: You are on your own journey to discover you. Do not fit in- just be. We are all here at this time for a reason. To live the highest highs we must go through the lowest lows.